Publications
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| [anger expression on the road: validity and reliability of the driving anger expression inventory]. | the purpose of the current study was to check the validity and reliability of dax (the driving anger expression inventory) in a turkish population. | 2007 | 17853978 |
| plasmid-mediated quinolone resistance conferred by qnrs1 in salmonella enterica serovar virchow isolated from turkish food of avian origin. | to study the molecular characteristics of the quinolone and associated ampicillin resistance mechanisms present in salmonella enterica serovar virchow isolated from turkish foods. | 2007 | 17881633 |
| pedestrian self-reports of factors influencing the use of pedestrian bridges. | the study was designed to find out factors that influence use/non-use of pedestrian bridges. the use rate of five pedestrian bridges was observed in the central business district (cbd) of ankara. after the observations, a survey was conducted among pedestrians using those bridges and crossing contrary to safe practice under them at street level (n=408). in the present data, the use rate of pedestrian bridges varied from 6 to 63%. the frequent use of the bridge when crossing the road concerned, a ... | 2007 | 17316533 |
| growth reference centiles and secular changes in turkish children and adolescents. | the purpose of the study is to develop current reference growth centiles for turkish children and adolescents. a cross-sectional growth survey was conducted on 1.427 (709 boys and 718 girls) healthy schoolchildren aged 6-17 years in ankara, the capital city of turkey. as an indicator of socio-economic status, the occupation of the parents was recorded. growth references of height, weight, body mass index (bmi), sitting height, iliospinal height, relative iliospinal height and relative sitting he ... | 2007 | 17475574 |
| genomic sequence of chorioallantois vaccinia virus ankara, the ancestor of modified vaccinia virus ankara. | chorioallantois vaccinia virus ankara (cva) is the parental virus of modified vaccinia virus ankara (mva), which was derived from cva by more than 570 passages in chicken embryo fibroblasts (cef). mva became severely host-cell-restricted to avian cells and has strongly diminished virulence in mammalian hosts, while maintaining good immunogenicity. we determined the complete coding sequence of the parental cva and mapped the exact positions of the six major deletions that emerged in the mva genom ... | 2007 | 18024893 |
| depression and anxiety in patients with behçet's disease compared with that in patients with psoriasis. | behçet's disease (bd) is a chronic, episodic disease with an often devastating course. the aim of this study was to evaluate the depression and anxiety levels in patients with bd and to compare them with those in patients with psoriasis. | 2007 | 17988328 |
| biomechanical pressures and upper extremity asymmetry: a study on young laborers. | the purpose of this study is to reveal the impacts of biomechanical pressures of heavy working conditions on the upper extremities of young laborers. the study covers the examination of the upper extremities of 104 young laborers in the industrial workshops of ankara, turkey regarding bilateral asymmetry. the average age of the laborers was 18.48 +/- 0.61 years. the control group consisted of 102 non-laborers with an average age of 18.39 +/- 0.58 years. the laborers were measured with regard to ... | 2007 | 18041375 |
| genetic diversity of mycobacterium tuberculosis isolates at the military medical academy in ankara, turkey. | genotyping of mycobacterium tuberculosis isolates from infected individuals can play an important role in tracking the source of infection and unraveling the epidemiology of a tuberculosis pandemic. a total of 114 m. tuberculosis isolates were genotyped by spoligotyping and results were compared with an international spoligotype database (spoidb4). twenty-one spoligotyping-defined clusters including 97 patients were established, and an additional 17 unique patterns were found. ninety-eight (85.9 ... | 2007 | 17398073 |
| the cost of childhood asthma and its determinants in ankara, turkey. | bronchial asthma is one of the most common chronic diseases of childhood. in recent years a consistent increase in the prevalence, and concomitantly, in the social and economic impact of the disease, has been reported. in order to provide data for the cost of pediatric asthma and its determinants in turkish children, a study was performed in a single outpatient clinic, which encompasses a questionnaire-guided interview and retrospective evaluation of the last year files. from the 183 patients en ... | 2007 | 17907518 |
| residents performance in transobturator tape procedures for stress urinary incontinence. | the purpose of this study was to investigate the operative time, surgical complications and patient outcomes of the tot surgery performed by an experienced surgeon compared to those performed by a senior resident under proper supervision by a senior surgeon. | 2007 | 17258381 |
| oral health status of the elderly in a residential home in turkey. | to determine the oral health status and treatment needs of elderly residents of a residential home in ankara, turkey. | 2007 | 17302927 |
| [mupirocin resistance in methicillin-resistant staphylococcus aureus strains isolated from wound infections]. | methicillin-resistant staphylococcus aureus (mrsa) has emerged as an important pathogen in community-acquired and nosocomial infections. the unique bactericidal action of mupirocin makes it one of the few antibiotics still effective against mrsa. the purpose of this study was to investigate the mupirocin resistance in mrsa strains isolated from wound infections of in- and out-patients of two distinct hospitals located in ankara and istanbul. a total of 143 mrsa strains were included in the study ... | 2007 | 17933255 |
| water usage habits and the incidence of diarrhea in rural ankara, turkey. | this aim of this study was to determine water usage behavior and incidence of diarrhea during the summer months among people in rural areas of turkey. information was collected using a questionnaire during face-to-face interviews with people aged 18 years and over in their homes. diarrhea was detected in 31.7% of the 543 households included in the study in the summer of 2003. the percentage of those living in the study area experiencing at least one bout of diarrhea was 10.0%. the diarrhea episo ... | 2007 | 17681361 |
| effects of physical environment on the stress levels of hemodialysis nurses in ankara turkey. | this study has been planned and executed as a field study for identifying the effect of physical environment on the stress levels of hemodialysis nurses who work in the official and private hemodialysis centers in the capital city of turkey, ankara (n=161). according to the results obtained from the study, it has been seen that "education level" and "institution of employment" of the hemodialysis nurses are significantly related with the stress levels of the hemodialysis nurses. nurses' age, mar ... | 2007 | 17685152 |
| fever of unknown origin: analysis of 71 consecutive cases. | fever of unknown origin (fuo) is still an important problem in clinical practice. evaluation of patient characteristics may clarify the utility of diagnostic tests and etiologies of fuo. | 2007 | 17700197 |
| dental lead levels in children from two different urban and suburban areas of turkey. | the lead content of shed primary teeth has proved to be a reliable measure of cumulative lead exposure in children as it is an indicator of the degree of exposure over several years, from in utero life to loss of the tooth. totally 297 shed deciduous teeth were collected from 263 children between ages 4 and 15 to determine the level of lead exposure in ankara and balikesir in turkey. ankara is the capital of turkey and characterized by heavy traffic and high air pollution. on the other hand, bal ... | 2007 | 17084669 |
| the extent and levels of tinnitus in children of central ankara. | the objective of this study is to determine the presence and prevalence of tinnitus among primary school and junior high school students in central ankara. | 2007 | 17126917 |
| effect of between and on row distance of first development, tillering, yield and yield components in wheat cultivars (triticum sp.). | this study was carried out at the university of ankara, faculty of agriculture, haymana research and application farm, haymana county, ankara, turkey during 1987/1990 with the aim of to determine the effect of between and on row distances (b(rd) and o(rd), respectively) on the first development, tillering, yield and yield components in wheat cultivars (triticum sp.). five wheat cultivars (bezostaja-i, gerek 79, haymana 79; triticum aestivum l., cakmak 79 and kunduru 1149; triticum durum desf.) w ... | 2007 | 19093497 |
| high incidence of pertussis among schoolchildren with prolonged cough in turkey. | older children, adolescents and adults with prolonged cough should be screened for pertussis, because they can be a major source of transmission for infants who are not yet fully immunized. this study aimed to estimate the incidence of pertussis among schoolchildren of 6-14 years old with prolonged cough attending two government primary schools in central ankara. a questionnaire and an informed consent form were sent to the parents of 1,859 schoolchildren. the former comprised questions regardin ... | 2007 | 17409675 |
| the use of certified seeds of improved wheat varieties in farms and the contributions of certified seed usage to enterprise economies: the case of ankara province in turkey. | in this research, the use of certificated seeds of improved wheat varieties in farms of ankara, which have an important share in wheat production of turkey and the contributions of the certified seeds usage to enterprise economy have been evaluated by using data collected from farms via a questionnaire. the low level of use of certificated wheat seed in farms is associated with many factors, such as price of the seed (cost), yield gains and suitability of the varieties for the farming aims of pr ... | 2007 | 19093496 |
| an evaluation of the opinions of hospital employees regarding the contribution of internal marketing to the application of total quality management in turkey. | this research was conducted in a training-research hospital in ankara, the capital of turkey, in order to assess the contributions of internal marketing to the success of tqm applications by means of employee communication and participation. the key findings of this research indicate that the cultural changes needed to maintain the success of tqm applications in the organization were not achieved, there were problems in the internal communication system, effective participation of employees was ... | 2007 | 19042534 |
| the prevalence and surface distribution of caries among schoolchildren in ankara, turkey according to their dental health behaviors. | the aim of this study was to classify children according to their oral hygiene behaviors at the elementary school, and to evaluate the effects of oral health behaviors on caries prevalence, and to calculate the number of carious teeth and the surface distribution of caries in school children during a 2-year follow-up period. results shows that even in the presence of the acquisition of appropriate oral hygiene behavior during preschool period, dental professionals and educational system should s ... | 2007 | 19161058 |
| [from the fight against tuberculosis to aids: dr. turgut altug (1921-2008)]. | dr. turgut altug was a doctor who was raised in the early republican era of turkey who later continued his professional career in the united states. he graduated as a military doctor from ankara university in 1946, later obtaining a specialty in bacteriology and infectious diseases and working as the hospital director at the heybeliada sanatorium during 1953-1958. his first visit to the us was in 1958, when he spent time in at various military hospitals in washington dc as an observer. he contin ... | 2006 | 22164739 |
| plasmid profiles and randomly amplified polymorphic dna analysis of salmonella enterica serotype enteritidis strains from outbreaks and sporadic cases in turkey. | the aim of the study was to investigate the characteristics of salmonella serotype enteritidis strains isolated from outbreaks and sporadic cases in turkey by plasmid profiles and randomly amplified polymorphic dna (rapd) patterns. a total of 64 s. enteritidis clinical strains were selected from the culture collection of the enterobacteria laboratory of ankara university medical school department of microbiology and clinical microbiology for molecular analysis using the plasmid profiles and rapd ... | 2006 | 17201091 |
| factors affecting in vitro plant regeneration of the critically endangered mediterranean knapweed (centaurea tchihatcheffii fisch et. mey). | habitat destruction has resulted in the extinction of many plant species from the earth, and many more face extinction. likely, the annual endemic mediterranean knapweed (centaurea tchihatcheffii) growing in the golbasi district of ankara, turkey is facing extinction and needs urgent conservation. plant tissue culture, a potentially useful technique for ex situ multiplication, was used for the restoration of this ill-fated plant through seed germination, micropropagation from stem nodes, and adv ... | 2006 | 16841231 |
| a test of hirschi's social bonding theory: juvenile delinquency in the high schools of ankara, turkey. | travis hirschi's social bonding theory has mostly been tested in the west. in this study, the theory is tested on juvenile delinquency in a developing country, turkey. data were gathered from 1,710 high school students in ankara by using two-stage stratified cluster sampling. factor analysis was employed to determine the dimensions of juvenile delinquency (assault, school delinquency, and public disturbance), and regression analysis was used to test the theory. similar to some other traditional ... | 2006 | 17068194 |
| relationship between adolescent health behaviors and self-esteem in turkey. | the main objectives of this article were to present first adolescent self-esteem levels including its predictors and second to show the correlations between student self-esteem evaluations, health compromising and risk behaviors. this study was a part of a larger comparative youth research with questionnaires to the students in grade eleven in the yenimahalle district of ankara, turkey. a brief group type questionnaire was administered to the 310 students. the results showed that, the students w ... | 2006 | 17340853 |
| first time mothers' anxiety and depressive symptoms across the transition to motherhood: associations with maternal and environmental characteristics. | the aim of this study was to examine demographic, environmental, belief, and personality factors related to maternal well-being as a part of a comprehensive project. in this study, maternal well-being was measured as prenatal anxiety and postnatal depression. a total of 200 pregnant women participated in this study. women were included who were married, pregnant with a first child, working full time before conception and over the age of 20 years. the participants were selected from university ho ... | 2006 | 17255066 |
| 5 alpha steroid reductase deficiency in turkey. | 5 alpha steroid reductase 2 (5 alpha sr2) deficiency is an autosomal recessive enzyme defect causing male pseudohermaphroditism (mph) because of an abnormally low peripheral conversion of testosterone to dihydrotestosterone (dht), which is required for the normal differentiation of external male genitalia. the present report describes the distribution of 5 alpha steroid reductase gene mutations in the turkish population in the light of published reports from different centers. eight turkish pati ... | 2006 | 17551467 |
| prevalence and mechanisms of macrolide resistance in streptococcus pyogenes in ankara, turkey. | from 2002 to 2003, a total of 381 consecutive s. pyogenes isolates were obtained from throat swabs (n = 337) and samples of pus (n = 31), sputum (n=10) and blood (n = 3) at hacettepe university hospital. the susceptibility of the isolates to erythromycin was tested by the agar dilution method. erythromycin resistant strains were then tested for their mics to azithromycin, clindamycin, and penicillin, their phenotype of resistance to macrolides-lincosamides-streptogramin b (mlsb) and for the pres ... | 2006 | 16798693 |
| metabolic syndrome in turkish children and adolescents. | the aim of this study was to determine the prevalence and phenotype of metabolic syndrome in turkish children and adolescents. we adapted the national cholesterol education program adult treatment panel iii criteria of metabolic syndrome to children and adolescents. using the international cutoff points and percentiles, we determined 10- to 17-year-old turkish children and adolescents with high blood pressure, high triglyceride (tg), low high-density lipoprotein cholesterol (hdl-c), fasting gluc ... | 2006 | 16839833 |
| predictors of psychological distress in survivors of the 1999 earthquakes in turkey: effects of relocation after the disaster. | relocations after disasters are known to cause added distress in survivors. this study examined the effects of migration and other factors on psychological status of survivors 4 years after the two severe earthquakes in turkey. | 2006 | 16889590 |
| determining the agent factors related with time management of responsible doctors and nurses in clinics at ankara university hospitals. | this research has been planned and conducted as a descriptive scanning model field study in order to determine the agent factors related with time management of doctors and nurses in positions of responsibility at ankara university hospitals. as data collection instruments; the "personal information form" which has been developed to determine the socio-demographical characteristics of the research group, the questionnaire of "determining the time management attitudes and behaviour of managers, t ... | 2006 | 16669373 |
| outcome of in vitro fertilization/intracytoplasmic sperm injection after laparoscopic cystectomy for endometriomas. | to assess the impact of prior unilateral or bilateral endometrioma cystectomy on controlled ovarian hyperstimulation (coh) and intracytoplasmic sperm injection (icsi) outcome. | 2006 | 16690058 |
| a view from ankara. | 2006 | 16476857 | |
| mouthguard utilization rates during sport activities in ankara, turkey. | the objective of this study was to determine the attitudes towards mouthguard use in ankara, turkey. in the first part of this study, an eight-item questionnaire was distributed to 22 coaches from 15 secondary schools randomly selected from five municipalities of ankara, turkey. the questionnaire sought information on how much coaches know regarding mouthguards and how often children and adolescents of the ages 11-18 use mouthguards. the second part of the study was based on the data obtained fr ... | 2006 | 16643287 |
| [short communication: investigation of toxoplasma gondii antibodies in blood donors by sabin-feldman dye test]. | in this study, a serological survey of toxoplasma gondii infection in healthy blood donors admitted to blood center of ministry of health, ankara training and research hospital was carried out. sera from 390 male and 24 female (ages between 18-59 years) were evaluated by using sabin feldman dye test (sfdt). of 414 donors 176 (42.5%) were found positive for t. gondii antibodies. among the seropositive cases, 106 (25.6%) had 1/16, 40 (9.7%) had 1/64, 28 (6.8%) had 1/256, and two (0.5%) had 1/1024 ... | 2006 | 17205696 |
| [characterization of extremely halophilic archaea isolated from saline environment in different parts of turkey]. | ninety-five extremely halophilic strains were isolated from six distinct saline regions of turkey by using complex medium containing 25% nacl. the selected regions are tuz golu (salt lake), ankara; aci lake, denizli; salda lake, denizli; seyfe lake, kirsehir; tuzla lake, kayseri; and bolluk lake, konya. the isolated strains were tested for motility, gram reaction, cell and colony morphologies, pigmentation, biochemical characteristics, and antibiotic sensitivities. according to membrane glycerol ... | 2006 | 17205811 |
| the status and seasonal changes of organophosphate and pyrethroid resistance in turkish populations of the house fly, musca domestica l. (diptera: muscidae). | field strains of the house fly (musca domestica l. diptera: muscidae) were collected in april and september 2002 from cow farms (antalya, izmir) and garbage dumps (adana, ankara, istanbul, sanliurfa) in turkey. the resistance levels of first to fifth generation offspring were evaluated against six insecticides (cypermethrin, cyphenothrin, deltamethrin, permethrin, resmethrin, fenitrothion). resistance levels for pyrethroid group insecticides ranged from 23.27 (permethrin-istanbul fall strain) to ... | 2006 | 17249365 |
| the psychological impact of genetic testing on parents. | the aim of this descriptive study was to explore the psychological impact of genetic testing on parents whose children have been referred for genetic testing. | 2006 | 16390523 |
| effect of danofloxacin (advocin a180) on goats affected with contagious caprine pleuropneumonia. | the efficacy of danofloxacin (advocin a180) was evaluated for the treatment of contagious caprine pleuropneumonia (ccpp) caused by mycoplasma capricolum subsp. capripneumoniae. ten healthy angora goats, confirmed free of ccpp, were exposed to clinically affected animals from a natural outbreak in thrace, turkey. after 14 days exposure, 8 goats showed pyrexia ( > or = 41 degrees c). shortly after, the angora goats were divided randomly into two groups. five of these were injected with danofloxaci ... | 2006 | 17265768 |
| attitudes of turkish parents, pediatric residents, and medical students toward child disciplinary practices. | the aims of the study were to: determine the attitudes of parents, pediatric residents, and medical students from a turkish population toward childhood disciplinary methods; ascertain the association of participants' abusive childhood history with their attitudes toward discipline; and assess their attitudes about disciplinary actions, which should be reported as abuse. | 2006 | 17010435 |
| genomic backgrounds of drug-resistant streptococcus pneumoniae in ankara, turkey: identification of emerging new clones. | streptococcus pneumoniae exhibiting decreased susceptibility to penicillin are isolated with an increasing prevalence in turkey during the last decade. this study was undertaken to investigate the molecular epidemiology of non-penicillin-susceptible pneumococci isolated in ankara, turkey. among a population of 246 pneumococci, 90 pneumococci with penicillin mic > or = 0.1 microg/ml were serotyped, genotyped by pulsed-field gel electrophoresis (pfge), and sequence typed by multilocus sequence typ ... | 2006 | 16922626 |
| job dissatisfaction among public hospital physicians is a universal problem: evidence from turkey. | several recent reports show that many physicians feel discontented and unhappy with their work situation. this could be due in part to factors such as declining social status, loss of influence on health care organizations, and reduced income. the professional life of physicians is characterized by long working days and pressure for efficiency. this threatens the quality of patient care. in this study we investigated levels of job stress as well as job and life satisfaction among a sample of 168 ... | 2006 | 16699326 |
| determination of total aerobic and indicator bacteria on some raw eaten vegetables from wholesalers in ankara, turkey. | the aim of this study was to investigate the bacteriological quality of some raw eaten salad vegetables obtained from wholesalers in ankara, turkey. a total of 180 samples including lettuces, cos lettuce, iceberg lettuce, parsley, dill and carrots were analyzed for total aerobic bacteria, total coliform bacteria and e. coli between january 2004 and april 2004. compact dry media (nissui pharmaceutical co. ltd., japan) were used for bacteriological analysis. outer leaves of lettuce, cos lettuce an ... | 2006 | 16503303 |
| situational runaway adolescents. a study on risk factors from a turkish sample. | drawing on a sample of 726 non-clinical adolescents (aged 17-18 years) from high schools in ankara, turkey, this paper primarily aims to identify the risk factors related to situational run away behavior. this study was based on an ecological risk factors model and tried to discover the associations for runaways. run away behavior is one of the problematic behaviors very commonly seen among turkish adolescents. regression analyses revealed that predictors for runaway behavior differed due to gen ... | 2006 | 16894865 |
| evaluation of awareness of diabetes mellitus and associated factors in four health center areas. | as in all chronic diseases, providing patients with necessary information about diabetes mellitus (dm) and educating them are the best method of control of dm and preventing further complication. the aim of this study was to investigate the awareness of dm and related factors in diabetics. | 2006 | 16139985 |
| life cycle assessment of municipal solid waste management methods: ankara case study. | different solid waste management system scenarios were developed and compared for the municipal solid waste management system of ankara by using the life cycle assessment (lca) methodology. the solid waste management methods considered in the scenarios were collection and transportation of wastes, source reduction, material recovery facility (mrf)/transfer stations (ts), incineration, anaerobic digestion and landfilling. the goal of the study was to determine the most environmentally friendly op ... | 2006 | 16310852 |
| initial candida dubliniensis isolate in candida spp. positive haemocultures in turkey between 2001 and 2004. | candida dubliniensis which was first recognized in 1995 can be easily misidentified because of its phenotypic similarities with candida albicans. in this study blood samples of patients from various departments of ankara university medical faculty between january 2001-june 2004 were investigated for the distribution of candida spp. and the presence of c. dubliniensis. culture positive 67 fungi were included to the study. phenotypic tests such as chlamydospore formation, colony morphology on stai ... | 2006 | 16367821 |
| prevalence and risk factors for female sexual dysfunction in turkish women. | we assessed the prevalence of and risk factors for fsd using the turkish version of the fsfi in turkish women. | 2006 | 16407018 |
| classic strain theory and gender: the case of turkey. | a test of classic strain theory on gender in relation to assault, school delinquency, and public disturbance is investigated in high schools in ankara, the capital of turkey. data for the study, including class variables, involve a two-stage stratified cluster sample of high school students. the findings show that various strain and class measures do not appear to be associated consistently with delinquency and gender, except for perceived blocked opportunity for females. the effects of strain a ... | 2006 | 16397119 |
| bullying among turkish high school students. | the purpose of this study was to investigate school bullying among public high school students in turkey. | 2006 | 16460802 |
| the manchester operation for uterine prolapse. | to evaluate the clinical characteristics, complications, and satisfaction scores of patients who underwent the manchester operation. | 2006 | 16427641 |
| growth of children living in the outskirts of ankara: impact of low socio-economic status. | most studies of the growth of turkish schoolchildren are limited to large cities and to subjects from high socio-economic background. very little is known about growth and development of rural, suburban and low socio-economic children in turkey. | 2006 | 16500810 |
| the influence of financial officers on the decision-making process in health facilities: a study in ankara. | financial officers in health facilities currently face 2 main duties. the first is to help the management team in the decision-making process and the second is to ensure the integrity of financial reports to outsiders and outside agencies. a roster of 191 private outpatient clinics in ankara was drawn up. fourteen private hospitals and 66 private clinics were included in the study via systematic sampling. financial officers' perceptions of involvement in 46 decisions (grouped as strategic decisi ... | 2006 | 16501381 |
| nosocomial meningitis in a university hospital between 1993 and 2002. | the aim of this study was to establish the relationship between nosocomial meningitis (nm) and surgical interventions, type of pathogens and other hospital infections (his). fifty-one patients diagnosed with nm, according to the criteria of the centers for disease control and prevention, in the neurosurgery department of ibn-i sina hospital of ankara university between 1993 and 2002 were evaluated retrospectively. all individuals with nm were hospitalized in the intensive care unit. third-genera ... | 2006 | 16290316 |
| violence against women in turkey and the role of women physicians. | violence against women is a serious problem in turkey. the women and ethics commission of the turkish physicians' association (ankara physicians' chamber) has undertaken significant work to counteract this. this article gives some indications of the sources of violence and discusses its social and health care implications. the commission is pivotal in the education of women physicians and in heightening awareness of the situation. an outline is given of this work and recommendations are made on ... | 2006 | 16526153 |
| evaluation of risk factors in patients diagnosed with bronchial asthma. | bronchial asthma is a public health problem with gradually increasing importance, affecting more than 100 million individuals worldwide and found independently of the level of development of the country. factors related to lifestyle and the environment form the basis for the increase in the prevalence of the disease. | 2006 | 16540064 |
| incidence of stress urinary incontinence among women in turkey. | the aim of this study was to determine the incidence of stress urinary incontinence among women at the age of 15 and above who applied to the primary health care centers in ankara, turkey. we applied the urinary stress incontinence questionnaire to 2,601 women at the age of 15 or above who consulted to the "mother-child health care and family planning centers" in january 2002. to evaluate the urinary incontinence status with respect to age groups and other risk factors, chi-square test was used. ... | 2006 | 16628373 |
| effectiveness of inactivated influenza vaccine for prevention of otitis media in children. | the objective of this study was to evaluate the effectiveness of inactivated influenza vaccine in preventing acute otitis media (aom) and otitis media with effusion (ome) in children aged 6 to 60 months who attend day care. | 2006 | 16645502 |
| the role of antifibrinolytic agents in gynecologic cancer surgery. | to compare the effects of crystalloid and colloid solutions, tranexamic acid and epsilon-aminocaproic acid on the need for allogenic blood transfusion and on coagulation and fibrinolysis parameters. | 2006 | 16680252 |
| the preemptive use of diclofenac sodium in combination with ketamine and remifentanil does not enhance postoperative analgesia after laparoscopic gynecological procedures. | to evaluate the preemptive effects of diclofenac sodium, in combination with remifentanil and ketamine. | 2006 | 16680253 |
| plasma homocysteine levels and vitamin b status in patients with pseudoexfoliation syndrome. | to determine and compare the plasma levels of homocysteine and vitamin b (b6, b12 and folate) in patients with pseudoexfoliation syndrome (pexs), pseudoexfoliation glaucoma (pexg), retinal vein occlusion with pseudoexfoliation (pex+rvo) and in normal individuals. | 2006 | 16758045 |
| [antimicrobial resistance of neisseria gonorrhoeae strains isolated from sex workers in ankara]. | the prevalence of gonococcal infections among sexually transmitted infections is decreasing particularly in developed countries, but the increase in antimicrobial resistance of neisseria gonorrhoeae is an emerging issue. there is lack of data about the epidemiology and the resistance pattern of the pathogen in our country. gonococcal infections are recently included among the reportable diseases in turkey. the specific laboratory tests are difficult, expensive and seldomly used for diagnosis in ... | 2006 | 16775959 |
| the prevalence of hepatitis delta virus infection in acute and chronic liver diseases in turkey: an analysis of clinical studies. | the objective of this study was to review the studies on hepatitis d virus-related liver diseases and to evaluate the national and regional outcomes in order to identify the hepatitis d virus infection in turkey. | 2006 | 16830274 |
| [remarks of 52 physicians participating into 8th ankara emergency rooms (ers) meeting 2005 on resuscitative thoracotomy intervention]. | the aim of this study was to define the opinions of 52 emergency physicians working in different ers in ankara and participated in the 8th ankara emergency meeting 2005, on resuscitative thoracotomy (rt). | 2006 | 16850358 |
| musca domestica l d. | field strains of the house fly (musca domestica l. diptera: muscidae) were collected in april and september 2002 from cow farms (antalya, izmir) and garbage dumps (adana, ankara, istanbul, sanliurfa) in turkey. the resistance levels of first to fifth generation offspring were evaluated against six insecticides (cypermethrin, cyphenothrin, deltamethrin, permethrin, resmethrin, fenitrothion). resistance levels for pyrethroid group insecticides ranged from 23.27 (permethrin-istanbul fall strain) to ... | 2006 | 16859090 |
| distribution of hcv genotypes in patients with end-stage renal disease according to type of dialysis treatment. | the objective of this study was to investigate the effects of types of dialysis treatments on hepatitis c virus infection and the epidemiologic properties of hepatitis c virus (hcv) infection at three baskent university hospitals, in ankara, adana, and izmir, turkey, in 655, 326, and 118 patients with end-stage renal disease, respectively. one hundred thirty patients with hcv viremia among 271 patients with end-stage renal disease seropositive for hcv were included in this cross-sectional study. ... | 2006 | 16868830 |
| the relationship between craniofacial structures and the nose in anatolian turkish adults: a cephalometric evaluation. | the aim of this study was to evaluate the relationship between the facial skeletal and the nasal profile in anatolian turkish adults. this prospective study was conducted at gazi university, faculties of dentistry and medicine, in ankara, turkey. | 2006 | 16905054 |
| five-year surveillance of nosocomial infections in ankara training and research hospital. | the objective of this study was to assess the rate of nosocomial infections (nis), frequency of nosocomial pathogens and antimicrobial susceptibility changes in a 530-bed hospital over a five-year period. hospital-wide laboratory-based ni surveillance was performed prospectively between 1999 and 2003. the centers for disease control and prevention's definitions were used for nis and nosocomial surgical site infections, and ni rates were calculated by the number of nis per number of hospitalized ... | 2006 | 16979792 |
| a strain of salmonella enterica serovar virchow isolated in turkey and carrying a ctx-m-3 extended-spectrum beta-lactamase. | a multiply resistant strain of salmonella enterica subsp. enterica serovar virchow was isolated in november 2002 from a catheterized patient admitted to the ssk training hospital in ankara, turkey. this isolate showed an antimicrobial susceptibility pattern compatible with the presence of a ctx-m-type esbl, namely resistance to cefotaxime, aztreonam and cefepime, and intermediate susceptibility to ceftazidime. on checking for the presence of the bla(tem), bla(shv), and bla(ctx-m )resistance gene ... | 2006 | 17129843 |
| needs of lay caregivers of bone marrow transplant patients in turkey: a multicenter study. | the purpose of this research was to identify the needs of lay caregivers of bone marrow transplant (bmt) patients throughout the bmt trajectory. the sample consisted of 58 lay caregivers of bmt patients (5 of which were inpatients) from the 4 bmt units in ankara, turkey. data were collected through a demographic data form and the psychological and social needs scale. data analysis was performed using spss 10.0 for windows. among the descriptive statistics, frequencies and percentages were used t ... | 2006 | 17135814 |
| neurosurgical practice at başkent university, turkey: a new model. | the turkish organ transplantation and burn foundation was established in 1980. this was followed by the founding of the turkish transplantation and burn foundation hospital in 1985. under the aegis of this foundation and the haberal educational foundation, baskent university (bu) was founded in 1993 by professor mehmet haberal, general surgeon and pioneer of organ transplantation in turkey, and the president of the university since then. | 2006 | 17149572 |
| [investigation of trichomonas vaginalis in patients with nonspecific vaginal discharge]. | trichomoniasis, a protozoan infection, has a worldwide distribution and is the most common nonviral, sexually transmitted disease. in this study, we examined the vaginal swab samples of 114 patients who presented at the obstetrics and gynecology outpatient clinic in ankara in 2004, for the presence of trichomonas vaginalis (t. vaginalis) using direct microscopy and culture methods. the samples were taken from patients with nonspecific vaginal discharge during their gynecological examination. twe ... | 2006 | 17106848 |
| oral health in postmenopausal turkish women. | the most common condition affecting all women is menopause and most women spend one third of their lives after the menopause. menopause is accompanied by a number of characteristic physical changes, some of which are manifested in the oral cavity. | 2006 | 17153644 |
| [the parental bonding instrument: evaluation of psychometric properties with turkish university students]. | the present study aimed to evaluate the psychometric properties of the parental bonding instrument (pbi) for turkish university students. | 2006 | 17183445 |
| [a study on alcohol use among working youth who are continuing apprenticeship training]. | considering both burden of entering working life and engaging in adult roles in terms of being employed, working youth forms a specific group to be handled regarding alcohol use problems. in this study it was aimed to investigate prevalence and patterns of alcohol use among youth in apprenticeship schools in central ankara. | 2005 | 16362842 |
| road traffic accidents and disability: a cross-section study from turkey. | to investigate socio-demographic features, lesions which caused disabilities and the rate of disabilities caused by particular lesions and thus to reveal how disabilities are evaluated and general characteristics of disabilities due to road traffic accidents in turkey. | 2005 | 16298936 |
| dietary intake and nutritional status of turkish pregnant women during ramadan. | to determine the effects of ramadan fasting on dietary intakes, nutritional status and biochemical parameters of turkish pregnant women. | 2005 | 16311666 |
| determination of formaldehyde levels in 100 furniture workshops in ankara. | one of the airborne pollutants in wood products industry is formaldehyde, which may pose some health effects. therefore this study is conducted to determine formaldehyde levels in 100 furniture-manufacturing workshops in ankara and also to determine the symptoms, which may be related with formaldehyde exposure among the workers. indoor formaldehyde levels ranged from 0.02 ppm to 2.22 ppm with a mean of 0.6 +/- 0.3 ppm. outdoor formaldehyde levels also ranged from 0.0 ppm to 0.08 ppm with a mean ... | 2005 | 16141685 |
| the status of alternative treatment in cancer patients in turkey. | this study was designed to measure the frequency at which turkish patients with cancer resort to complementary and alternative medicine (cam). a total of 704 patients referred to the gülhane military medical academy and ankara numune training hospital between september 2002 and january 2003 were asked about the cam therapies they used. of these, 276 patients (39.2%) had used cam. gender, marital status, educational status, age, financial status, severity of pain, history of cancer in the family, ... | 2005 | 16192826 |
| socioeconomic factors and health risk behaviors among university students in turkey: questionnaire study. | to explore relations between socioeconomic factors and health risk behaviors in university students in turkey. | 2005 | 15726678 |
| the frequency and effecting factors of consanguineous marriage in a group of soldiers in ankara. | this cross-sectional study was carried out to investigate the frequency of consanguineous marriage in a group of army conscripts in ankara and the factors affecting this. of 4153 soldiers, 387 were married. the rate of marriage between first cousins was found to be 19.1%, and the overall rate of consanguineous marriage was 24.1%. consanguineous marriage was found to be significantly prevalent among soldiers who were born in and still living in the eastern region; among those who lived in village ... | 2005 | 16082860 |
| seasonal rhinitis, clinical characteristics and risk factors for asthma. | the aim was to determine the clinical characteristics of patients with seasonal rhinitis (sr) and to disclose differences in the treatment of sr between an adult allergy clinic and other clinics over time. | 2005 | 16103690 |
| a controlled-study of preventive effects of peer education and single-session lectures on hiv/aids knowledge and attitudes among university students in turkey. | the goal of this study was to assess the impact of peer education and single-session educational lectures on hiv/aids knowledge and attitude change among university students (n = 157 male, n = 230 female; mean age = 20) on the campuses of two metropolitan state universities in ankara, turkey. the students were randomly selected to participate in peer education (n = 204), single-session lecture (n = 74) or wait-list control (n = 109) groups. statistical analyses reveal significant differences in ... | 2005 | 16006212 |
| childhood acute rheumatic fever in ankara, turkey. | patients with acute rheumatic fever (arf) admitted to a tertiary hospital in ankara between january 1999 and july 2002 were studied cross-sectionally to verify the clinical profile and were followed during the acute period. all patients were investigated for throat culture, streptococcal serologic study, c-reactive protein, and erythrocyte sedimentation rate, and telecardiograms, electrocardiograms and echocardiographic study were done. during the study period, 129 attacks of arf were observed: ... | 2005 | 16052850 |
| depo-provera: use of a long-acting progestin injectable contraceptive in turkish women. | to assess the demographic and clinical characteristics and experience of turkish women treated with depot medroxyprogesterone acetate (dmpa). | 2005 | 15964288 |
| poplar pollen-related allergy in ankara, turkey: how important for patients living in a city with high pollen load? | the impact of high pollen load of particular plants on sensitized subjects is a topic of interest. we aimed to detect the clinical importance of poplar allergy in subjects with seasonal allergy living in ankara, capital city of turkey, having a high poplar pollen load. the subjects with seasonal allergy and demonstrating allergy to populus alba in skin-prick tests (spts) (n = 20) underwent a specific nasal provocation test with p. alba allergen extract and were requested to fill in symptom-medic ... | 2005 | 15971469 |
| the secular trends in height and weight of turkish school children during 1993-2003. | secular changes in growth and development can be considered as the changing pattern of somatic development of children in a particular population from one generation to another. developing countries, which have many changes in socio-economical conditions, reveal various trends in growth. the aims of this study were to analyse growth trends in weight and height of turkish children from a school in ankara over the period 1993-2003 with 10-year time interval, and to determine the relation between s ... | 2005 | 15948881 |
| improving operational planning and management of national parks in turkey: a case study. | the purpose this study was to improve operational planning and management of national parks in turkey to balance conservation use and sustainable management. soguksu national park (snp) was chosen as the study area. the data were obtained from interviews of 182 visitor groups (in total, 819 people) and analyzed using correlation, factor, discriminant, and regression analyses. it was found that the most important factors affecting operational planning and management of snp are (1) travel cost, (2 ... | 2005 | 15925970 |
| contact sensitivity to preservatives in turkey. | this study was designed to evaluate the frequency of contact sensitivity to 14 common preservatives among patients with contact dermatitis in turkey. from 2000 to 2004, 308 patients with the diagnosis of contact dermatitis were patch tested in the department of dermatology, ankara university school of medicine. all patients were patch tested with european standard series. in addition to the four preservatives included in the standard series, patients were also tested with dmdm hydantoin, imidazo ... | 2005 | 15932584 |
| [the prevalence of nasopharyngeal neisseria meningitidis carriage, serogroup distribution, and antibiotic resistance among healthy children in cankaya municipality schools of ankara province]. | meningococci responsible for significant morbidity and mortality rates in children are found in the oropharynx and nasopharynx and communicated with droplets. in this study, the prevalence of nasopharyngeal neisseria meningitidis carriage, serogroup distribution and antibiotic resistance were determined among healthy children in cankaya municipality of ankara province. the study involved 1155 students aged 7-19 years. systematic sampling method was used for sample selection. to isolate n. mening ... | 2005 | 16544542 |
| what do midwives and nurses in turkey know about nutrition in the first six months of life. | to discover what midwives and nurses in turkey know and advise about nutrition in the first 6 months of life. | 2005 | 15740817 |
| [case report: a case of tularemia with delayed diagnosis]. | tularemia is a zoonotic disease caused by francisella tularensis. in this report, a tularemia case who was living in a non-endemic area, has been presented. a 24 years old female patient with multiple cervical lymphadenitis has been admitted to the outpatient clinic of ankara training and research hospital, turkey. her complaints started two months ago as signs and symptoms of an upper respiratory tract infection. as she had received non-specific treatment (amoxycillin clavulanate; 2x 1g/day) in ... | 2005 | 15900842 |
| gender differences in fat patterning in children living in ankara. | body composition is an excellent indicator for assessing obesity and nutritional status of both individuals and populations. youth obesity has important health and social implications, because a large proportion of adult obesity has its origin in childhood. numerous studies report that adverse levels of cardiovascular diseases risk factors are associated with adiposity in children. concerning the turkish population there is up to now only limited information with regard to adiposity in children. ... | 2005 | 16402593 |
| the prevalence of asthma, allergic rhinitis, and atopy in antalya, turkey. | bronchial asthma is a common chronic inflammatory disorder of the airways that causes serious morbidity and mortality. the prevalence of the disorder has been increasing, especially in developed countries. the population-based asthma prevalence studies provide data from ankara, istanbul, gaziantep, trabzon, izmnir, and kayseri in our country and asthma prevalence ranges between 1.4 and 3%. however, the prevalence of adult asthma in our city was not known. we aimed to determine the prevalence of ... | 2005 | 16450576 |
| the effect of dental profile on daily functions of the elderly. | the aim of the study was to evaluate statistically dentition and its effect on daily functions for a group of elderly volunteers. the study was conducted on 144 elderly people (86 males, 58 females) living in different nursing homes in ankara, turkey. their ages varied between 60 and 100 years. data assessed as dentition variables were number of teeth remaining and prosthesis use. nearly 55% of the residents were edentulous and removable prosthesis users. the mean number of remaining teeth in su ... | 2005 | 15856344 |
| prevalence of tongue lesions among turkish schoolchildren. | to collect data on the prevalence of tongue lesions of turkish schoolchildren in 3 different population samples in ankara, and to analyze the relationship between tongue lesions and gender, oral hygiene, and income levels. | 2005 | 16380783 |
| mechanisms of macrolide resistance in clinical pneumococcal isolates in a university hospital, ankara, turkey. | macrolide resistance in streptococcus pneumoniae is usually caused by the presence of the erm(b) or mef(a) resistance determinants. the aim of the present study was to identify the predominant macrolide resistance mechanisms among erythromycin-resistant s. pneumoniae isolated in a university hospital, ankara, turkey. a total of 669 s. pneumoniae strains were isolated from clinical specimens of patients admitted to the hospital between 1994--2002. the minimum inhibitory concentrations (mics) of p ... | 2005 | 15828441 |
| sudden unexpected child deaths: forensic autopsy results in cases of sudden deaths during a 5-year period. | the aim of the present study was to determine the incidence of various causes of sudden unexpected child deaths (sucd) and to assess the importance of an autopsy in predicting the likelihood of finding a cause of death. a retrospective analysis of autopsy findings in 97 cases of sucd between the ages of 0--11 years was undertaken at the council of forensic medicine, ankara during a 5-year period (1995--2000). cases were classified as explained causes (80.42 per cent) and sudden infant death synd ... | 2005 | 15831671 |